NYSE:BKUBankUnited Stock Price, Forecast & News

BankUnited's stock was trading at $25.35 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BKU stock has decreased by 32.1% and is now trading at $17.22. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BankUnited in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for BankUnited.

BankUnited is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for BankUnited.

BankUnited will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported ($0.33) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.89. The financial services provider had revenue of $203.87 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $216.72 million. BankUnited had a return on equity of 7.67% and a net margin of 15.57%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. View BankUnited's earnings history.

BankUnited declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 14th. View BankUnited's dividend history.

9 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for BankUnited's shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $41.00. On average, they expect BankUnited's stock price to reach $30.89 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 79.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for BankUnited.

Media stories about BKU stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BankUnited earned a daily sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about BankUnited.

BankUnited saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,120,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the June 15th total of 2,000,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,110,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View BankUnited's Current Options Chain.

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BankUnited trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BKU."

BankUnited's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wesbanco Bank Inc. (0.09%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.02%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%) and Spirit of America Management Corp NY (0.01%). Company insiders that own BankUnited stock include Douglas J Pauls, Jay D Richards, John N Digiacomo, Mark Bagnoli, Rajinder P Singh, Thomas M Cornish and William S Rubenstein. View institutional ownership trends for BankUnited.

BKU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Financial Bank Trust Division, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Spirit of America Management Corp NY. Company insiders that have sold BankUnited company stock in the last year include Douglas J Pauls, Jay D Richards, and Rajinder P Singh. View insider buying and selling activity for BankUnited.

BKU stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wesbanco Bank Inc.. Company insiders that have bought BankUnited stock in the last two years include John N Digiacomo, and William S Rubenstein. View insider buying and selling activity for BankUnited.

Shares of BKU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of BKU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.22.

BankUnited has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion and generates $1.43 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $313.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.13 on an earnings per share basis. BankUnited employs 1,511 workers across the globe.

The official website for BankUnited is www.bankunited.com.

BankUnited's mailing address is 14817 OAK LANE, MIAMI LAKES FL, 33016. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 305-569-2000 or via email at [email protected]